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Charles Rigault de Genouilly Tourane, Vietnam, 1847 – two warships came to the coast. The warships had French flags and demanded the r...

French warships in Da Nang (1858) In the 1850’s, Asia faced a growing threat from the mighty industrialized nation of the West. France...

Gia Long They once ruled Vietnam. They were in fact, the last family to rule it as a monarchy. They faced constant threats from rival...

An industrial revolution allowed the United States to propel itself to the top of the world. It owed it much to the ingenuity and skills o...

Chulalongkorn ushered in the transformation of Siam from an old kingdom into a modern state that Europe recognize. Other than that, he b...

The extent of French Indochina (Yellow) France was one of the greatest powers in the world. Along with its European rivals, it acquir...

Defenestration of Prague in 1618 The Thirty Years War began as an internal conflict that started with three individuals being thrown o...